Assessing the School Quality Assurance Practices on Enhancing Students’ Academic Performance: A Case of Public Primary Schools in Moshi Municipal Council.

Tarimo, Jacqueline Wilbald (2025) Assessing the School Quality Assurance Practices on Enhancing Students’ Academic Performance: A Case of Public Primary Schools in Moshi Municipal Council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study investigated the school quality assurance practices on enhancing students’ academic performance in public primary schools in Moshi Municipal Council. Specifically, it examined the status of school quality assurance practice; determined the extent to which school quality assurance reports are used to enhance pupils’ academic performance; and identified the challenges hindering effective implementation of quality assurance practices in schools. The study employed mixed methodology following convergent design. The study used a sample of 260 respondents. The methods for data collection were questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The quantitative data were analysed descriptively with the help of IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences v22 and thematic analysis was also used to analyse qualitative data. The findings revealed that; first, schools had at least one quality assurance (QA) visit per annum. Second, the QA reports had moderate to major impact to the students’ academic performance by ensuring proper implementation of the curriculum. Third, the study discovered that the main challenges facing proper QA practice included inadequate resources for instruction and learning, lack of motivation among SQAOs, and teachers’ reluctance in adhering to QA report recommendations. The study concludes that, the school QA practice was ineffective. This implies that, the effectiveness of SQA practices was jeopardised and thus hampered the improvement in school academic performance. The study recommends that, the SQAOs should be provided adequately with the required number of human resources and modern facilities. Keywords: Quality assurance, Quality Assurance Practices, academic performance, Quality Management, feedback

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